SEC: LSU eliminates Georgia 68-63

BY TERESA M. WALKER
AP SPORTS WRITER
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – LSU coach Johnny Jones decided to start junior forward Shavon Coleman, a rare move for someone who's usually his first player off the bench.
The move paid off Thursday as Coleman scored 24 points, and the Tigers held off Georgia 68-63 Thursday to give the first-year coach a win in his Southeastern Conference tournament debut. It was just Coleman's seventh start this season, and he hit a career-best four of his five 3-pointers.